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Creston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Creston, Iowa · Wed, Dec 7

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2160

← Nov 16Dec 7Dec 14 →

Receipts

2,920 head

▲ 191 vs last sale 2,729▲ 511 vs year ago 2,409 · +21.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Great offering of high quality "weaned" new crop spring steer and heifer calves for the very active demand. With the previous feeder auction back on 11-16-2022, no trend was established for today.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $192.56/cwt on 1,703 head.

Average price

$192.56

1,703 head · 650 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,252

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$35.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.96

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	649	192.92	1,252	1,686
Medium and Large 1-2	760	157.65	1,199	17thin

One grade step is worth $35.27/cwt here — about $54 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,703 hd

192.56

—

IA average13 barns · 11,319 hd

187.60

+4.96

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

48 lots · USDA AMS · Creston Livestock Feeder Cattle - Creston, IA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	380	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	870	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	395	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	877	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	214.15/cwt	209.00–219.00	927	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	482	217.29/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,047	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	212.79/cwt	200.00–221.00	1,034	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	212.15/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,110	95
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	525	206.47/cwt	199.00–215.00	1,084	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	207.77/cwt	198.00–215.00	1,186	131
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	575	201.37/cwt	192.00–214.00	1,158	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	591	208.76/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,234	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	194.32/cwt	185.00–207.75	1,203	124
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	627	201.67/cwt	194.50–206.75	1,264	124
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	629	192.97/cwt	186.00–196.75	1,214	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,170	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	671	190.33/cwt	187.75–195.75	1,277	129
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	674	187.20/cwt	183.50–189.25	1,262	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	188.45/cwt	180.00–192.75	1,280	245
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	716	174.25/cwt	174.25–174.25	1,248	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	176.27/cwt	168.00–179.00	1,264	101
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	738	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,321	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	772	180.22/cwt	174.75–184.85	1,391	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	787	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,196	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	792	173.65/cwt	166.00–174.25	1,375	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	807	172.73/cwt	163.00–174.00	1,394	145
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	834	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,372	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	856	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,310	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	394	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	709	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	179.96/cwt	175.00–184.00	765	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	179.92/cwt	160.00–184.50	867	93
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	490	179.26/cwt	167.00–182.00	878	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	513	169.59/cwt	164.00–171.00	870	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	179.75/cwt	163.00–188.50	947	116
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	178.35/cwt	174.00–194.00	1,017	226
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	158.44/cwt	157.50–162.50	906	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	573	175.98/cwt	170.25–186.00	1,008	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned

This sale against other markets

Iowa weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Iowa auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Iowa feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Creston Livestock Feeder Cattle - Creston, IA

Wed Dec 7, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Des Moines, IA (LS-NW)

Receipts 2,920Last week 2,729Year ago 2,409

Great offering of high quality "weaned" new crop spring steer and heifer calves for the very active demand. With the previous feeder auction back on 11-16-2022, no trend was established for today.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
245	—	679	180.00–192.75	188.45
145	—	807	163.00–174.00	172.73
131	—	571	198.00–215.00	207.77
124	—	619	185.00–207.75	194.32
101	—	717	168.00–179.00	176.27
95	—	523	200.00–225.00	212.15
69	—	792	166.00–174.25	173.65
50	—	486	200.00–221.00	212.79
19	—	433	209.00–219.00	214.15
8	—	395	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt

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Creston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Creston, Iowa · Wed, Dec 7

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2160

← Nov 16Dec 7Dec 14 →

Receipts

2,920 head

▲ 191 vs last sale 2,729▲ 511 vs year ago 2,409 · +21.2%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Great offering of high quality "weaned" new crop spring steer and heifer calves for the very active demand. With the previous feeder auction back on 11-16-2022, no trend was established for today.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $192.56/cwt on 1,703 head.

Average price

$192.56

1,703 head · 650 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,252

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$35.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.96

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	649	192.92	1,252	1,686
Medium and Large 1-2	760	157.65	1,199	17thin

One grade step is worth $35.27/cwt here — about $54 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,703 hd

192.56

—

IA average13 barns · 11,319 hd

187.60

+4.96

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

48 lots · USDA AMS · Creston Livestock Feeder Cattle - Creston, IA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	380	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	870	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	395	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	877	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	214.15/cwt	209.00–219.00	927	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	482	217.29/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,047	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	212.79/cwt	200.00–221.00	1,034	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	212.15/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,110	95
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	525	206.47/cwt	199.00–215.00	1,084	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	207.77/cwt	198.00–215.00	1,186	131
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	575	201.37/cwt	192.00–214.00	1,158	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	591	208.76/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,234	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	194.32/cwt	185.00–207.75	1,203	124
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	627	201.67/cwt	194.50–206.75	1,264	124
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	629	192.97/cwt	186.00–196.75	1,214	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,170	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	671	190.33/cwt	187.75–195.75	1,277	129
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	674	187.20/cwt	183.50–189.25	1,262	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	188.45/cwt	180.00–192.75	1,280	245
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	716	174.25/cwt	174.25–174.25	1,248	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	176.27/cwt	168.00–179.00	1,264	101
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	738	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,321	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	772	180.22/cwt	174.75–184.85	1,391	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	787	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,196	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	792	173.65/cwt	166.00–174.25	1,375	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	807	172.73/cwt	163.00–174.00	1,394	145
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	834	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,372	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	856	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,310	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	394	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	709	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	179.96/cwt	175.00–184.00	765	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	179.92/cwt	160.00–184.50	867	93
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	490	179.26/cwt	167.00–182.00	878	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	513	169.59/cwt	164.00–171.00	870	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	179.75/cwt	163.00–188.50	947	116
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	178.35/cwt	174.00–194.00	1,017	226
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	158.44/cwt	157.50–162.50	906	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	573	175.98/cwt	170.25–186.00	1,008	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned

This sale against other markets

Iowa weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Iowa auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Iowa feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Creston Livestock Feeder Cattle - Creston, IA

Wed Dec 7, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Des Moines, IA (LS-NW)

Receipts 2,920Last week 2,729Year ago 2,409

Great offering of high quality "weaned" new crop spring steer and heifer calves for the very active demand. With the previous feeder auction back on 11-16-2022, no trend was established for today.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
245	—	679	180.00–192.75	188.45
145	—	807	163.00–174.00	172.73
131	—	571	198.00–215.00	207.77
124	—	619	185.00–207.75	194.32
101	—	717	168.00–179.00	176.27
95	—	523	200.00–225.00	212.15
69	—	792	166.00–174.25	173.65
50	—	486	200.00–221.00	212.79
19	—	433	209.00–219.00	214.15
8	—	395	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	591	207.00–210.00	208.76
67	—	772	174.75–184.85	180.22
124	—	627	194.50–206.75	201.67
129	—	671	187.75–195.75	190.33
10	—	834	164.50	164.50
22	—	738	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	636	184.00	184.00
14	—	787	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	425	175.00–184.00	179.96
3	—	743	151.00	151.00
93	—	482	160.00–184.50	179.92
37	—	669	155.00–162.00	161.25
50	—	615	150.00–175.00	169.27
116	—	527	163.00–188.50	179.75
226	—	570	174.00–194.00	178.35
7	—	394	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	668	166.00–170.25	168.99
40	—	582	182.00–190.00	185.68
34	—	752	162.00	162.00
23	—	700	168.25	168.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	513	164.00–171.00	169.59
20	—	675	159.00	159.00
22	—	490	167.00–182.00	179.26
87	—	581	163.00–175.75	171.31
10	—	618	169.50	169.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	678	169.00	169.00
17	—	724	165.00	165.00
44	—	573	170.25–186.00	175.98
54	—	615	177.00–178.25	177.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	572	157.50–162.50	158.44